Announcements

Spring 2019

The UHV Blackboard system is currently unavailable. The UH Main Campus is investigating the issue and hopes to have the problem resolved soon. Please visit this website for additional updates and other important information.

January 4, 2019 11:36 AM - UPDATE - Blackboard Maintenance Complete

The Blackboard system upgrade has been completed by the UH Main Campus and Blackboard is once again available to all users. Blackboard users will experience new accessibility and web responsiveness features in Blackboard along with a new look and feel. Additional updates regarding the status of Blackboard will be made available on this website. We apologize for any inconvenience this extended maintenance may have caused, and thank you for your patience.

January 4, 2019 10:56 AM - Extended Blackboard Maintenance

The Blackboard system upgrade scheduled to be completed today at 10:00 a.m. has been extended by the UH Main Campus. The UH Main Campus is working to resolve an issue with the upgrade. Additional updates regarding the status of Blackboard will be made available on this website. We apologize for any inconvenience.

December 11, 2018 9:32 AM - UHV Teaching Excellence Award 2019

The UHV Faculty Awards Committee requests your assistance in identifying the annual Teaching Excellence Award winner for 2019. The Teaching Excellence Award is given to one UHV faculty member annually in recognition of excellent teaching. Only students may nominate a faculty member for this prestigious award, so your input is critical to the process.

The TurnItIn vendor will be performing maintenance Saturday, January 5, 2019, all day. Users will be unable to submit and grade via the TurnItIn feature in Blackboard during this maintenance window. Access to the Blackboard system will still be available; however, UHV faculty, adjuncts, and students won't be able to use the TurnItIn feature in Blackboard. Please visit this website for additional and important updates regarding this maintenance.

December 3, 2018 9:41 AM - Blackboard Upgrade January Maintenance

The UH Main Campus will upgrade Blackboard to the latest release on Friday, January 4, 2019, from 2:00 to 10:00 a.m. Users won’t have access to Blackboard during this time. After, 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 4, 2019, all users should be able to log back into and access the UHV Blackboard system. A new Blackboard Learn 2016 theme will be applied to improve accessibility and web responsiveness and design, so users will experience a new look and feel in Blackboard after the upgrade is completed. Please visit this website for additional and important updates regarding this maintenance.

December 3, 2018 9:27 AM - Blackboard Database December Maintenance

The UHV Blackboard system will be unavailable Thursday, December 20, 2018, through Friday, December 21, 2018. The UH Main Campus will be performing maintenance on the Blackboard database and users will be unable to log into and access the Blackboard system. On Saturday, December 22, 2018, users will be able to log back into and access the UHV Blackboard system. Please visit this website for additional and important updates regarding this maintenance.

TurnItIn reports that they have resolved the issue with the service interruptions, and no additional service interruptions are anticipated. UHV Blackboard users should be able to access and use the TurnItIn Service without any issues. Please visit this website for important updates, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

TurnItIn is reporting a general service interruption error that may affect users in the UHV Blackboard system. Faculty and instructors may find that they cannot access TurnItIn assignments and students may encounter issues trying to submit TurnItIn assignments. The vendor has not provided a specific timeframe as to when the issue will be resolved, so please visit this website for important updates, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

September 20, 2018 7:42 AM - UPDATE - Some Blackboard Users are Reporting Issues Logging In from this Website

Users still experiencing issues logging into Blackboard from this website should try logging into Blackboard directly at https://elearning.uhv.edu/. Below are additional Blackboard troubleshooting steps that can be completed when encountering errors in the Blackboard system:

The UH Main Campus is closely monitoring the UHV enrollments for the UHV Blackboard system. Currently, the UH Main Campus reports that the process seems to be running properly, but they will continue to monitor. Additional updates and other important information will be made available on this website.